Console

The Console is a command line interface (CLI) designed for efficiency, providing a streamlined tool for working with Windows PowerShell and Sitecore.

The default security configuration for SPE requires the Console to be in an Elevated Session State before allowing the execution of commands. The following figure shows the Console when the User Account Controls (UAC) are disabled. While this is a common configuration for developers, we highly encourage you to ensure UAC is enabled in higher environments.

PowerShell Console

Shortcuts

Below are the shortcuts available in the console.

Shortcut	Usage
Enter	Submits line for execution.
Tab	Autocomplete commands. Press tab again to cycle through commands.
Shift+Tab	Reverse cycle through Autocomplete commands.
Shift+Enter	Inserts new line. Works when the backtick is used.
ArrowUp/Ctrl+P	Show previous command from history
ArrowDown/Ctrl+N	Show next command from history
Delete/backspace	Remove one character from right/left to the cursor
ArrowLeft/Ctrl+B	Move cursor to the left
ArrowRight/Ctrl+F	Move cursor to the right
Ctrl+ArrowLeft	Move cursor to previous word
Ctrl+ArrowRight	Move cursor to next word
Ctrl+A/Home	Move cursor to the beginning of the line
Ctrl+E/End	Move cursor to the end of the line
Ctrl+K/Alt+D	Remove the text after the cursor
Ctrl+H	Remove character before the cursor
Ctrl+D/Delete	Remove character selected by the cursor
Ctrl+C/Escape	Remove all text in the line
Ctrl+U	Remove the text before the cursor
Ctrl+V/Shift+Insert	Insert text from the clipboard
Ctrl+Alt+Shift +	Increase the font size
Ctrl+Alt+Shift -	Decrease the font size
PageUp	Scroll console up
PageDown	Scroll console down
Ctrl+R	Reverse search history

Note: The font family, font size, and other settings can be configured through the ISE.